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racer-x6 03-10-2005 04:22 PM

Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
MY TRIM RAMS ON MY2001 35 FOUNTAIN DON'T TRIM ALL THE WAY UP. I Found A Part # 15768a3 On The Mercury Parts Look-up Called A Tilt Limit Kit But It Does Not Have A Picture Or Any Other Information. CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW THEY WORK AND DO I REALY NEED THEM? I'm Afraid That It Is Going To Drag While Trailering.

hillbilly24 03-10-2005 04:43 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
they are a horeshoe shaped plastic piece that goes over the rod in the tilt clyinder, the only reason you would need them is if the drives hit a swim platfrom or something else on the boat, also if you have hydraulic steering make sure it wont bind when the drives are tilted that far up. other then that there is no reason for them but you do have to take the tilt cylinders apart to remove them.

racer-x6 03-10-2005 04:44 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
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Is This It And Does It Go Behind The Ram Wiper?

racer-x6 03-10-2005 04:48 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
If It Does Hit Without Them Could I Cut Them In Half To Give It More Tilt?

Vinny P 03-10-2005 04:57 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
I never tried to cut them in half, but I can't see any problems that could arise from that. Just make sure there is no debris from the cutting left on the bushings before you installing them.

BadDog 03-10-2005 05:53 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
I can't see the picture but I think that part is used when converting from a standard B1 to a X series drive to prevent trimming too high and binding the larger U-Joint assy.

fourplaydave69 03-10-2005 06:41 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
I agree with BadDog. When I converted my bravo 1 to the xr shaft and univerals joints I was told by Max Machine to install them. David

hillbilly24 03-10-2005 10:00 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
the ones used in the bravo-x drive insallation are only about 3/4 inch thick and dont effect things that much, just enough to stop the ujoints from binding, the trim limiters for swim platforms are 1-3 inches long and I assumed that was what he was talking about when he said it looked pretty low, if they are only the thin ones and you have a bravo-x series drive LEAVE THEM IN.

offthefront 03-10-2005 10:27 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
Aint this place wonderful ..... :D I often wondered what in the heck those things were ????

rbtnt 03-10-2005 11:03 PM

Re: Trim Ram Limit Kit Help
 
Does anyone know how much ram travel there is if you have them? I would like to find out if I have them without taking the cylinders apart. My gimbals are the X series, but my drives were Bravo Ones until I changed to XRs.

Thanks


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